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play up
(MACHINE) — phrasal verb with play /pleɪ/ verbDefinition
(Definition of play up (MACHINE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- actuate verb
- asthmatically adverb
- engaged adjective (INVOLVED/BUSY)
- faulty adjective
- function as sth/sb phrasal verb
- function verb
- functionally adverb (WORK)
- go verb (OPERATE)
- operation noun (WORK)
- operational adjective
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- order noun (STATE)
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- perform verb (DO)
- right adjective (HEALTHY)
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